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Certifications in all areas of IT consulting are becoming more prevalent, but which ones really make a difference in pay and hiring trends, here is the answer from new research and analysis at certmag.com and our own research into the 3,000+ new requests for IT consultants over the last year:
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Roles where the right certification secures the position or increases the rate:9 @5 \/ A' b% D# Z" A3 j" J/ g
e3 O5 p9 Y G) {" A; k; |; GSecurity Specialist - CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professionals) Cisco Network Specialist - CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Systems Administrator - MCSE (Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer) Breakfix hardware technician - A+ SAP Functional Expert - SAP Certification in the module required i.e. FI/CO, MM, HR, PM
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( j8 R! V6 M; K vRoles where certification can help:
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Project Management - PMP (Certified Project Management Professional) Database Administrator - OCP (Oracle Certified Professional) Java developer SCJD (Sun Certified Java Developer): n# ^/ t$ P3 [) e8 W6 r. G+ U
( c% p& H* s! p# ~1 B* iRoles where certification really is not an influencing factor at all:
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Business Analysis
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The top certifications for salary increase according to a recent 2005 survey by Certmag are:
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& e: V! W. C4 G6 SMCSE+ - average $12,909 increase1 q( E1 D2 D! d
MCT - average $11,723 increase
& D5 j4 ~9 c& l6 w lCCNA - average $9967 increase 5 u3 t1 v& l# @
CNE - average $7262 increase & _; M6 j: N; q, w# e7 f
MCP+ - average $7072 increase# Z* J5 g- u( U) m5 P
CNA - average $7061 increase
- M' E4 ?3 u5 L! YNetwork+ - average $6487 increase- H. R3 c* w: H* B
A+ - average $5134 increase3 M/ m7 a7 z* D. X' A# c* ~
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The only professional certification in Canada is the Information Systems Professional (I.S.P.) designation from CIPS. More information can be found at www.cips.ca/standards on this designation and the impact it can have on your marketability as a consultant.+ S; G) J) Z" O4 _
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Top 10 replies by programmers when their programs don't work: ( x6 U, H6 j: O
% S( V4 C7 o" g9 t% ~8 c5 Z10. "That's weird..." 4 W4 m% h( l9 L4 F/ m6 s
9. "It's never done that before." 8 _0 o# g& i9 }8 e9 z7 l
8. "It worked yesterday." ( G3 h# W( {2 l0 l( W. i. m4 ]6 x3 P; b
7. "You must have the wrong version." | U' Q! O; a4 A- V7 k3 C5 J5 |
6. "It works, but it hasn't been tested." 4 j! U U- U) r5 d+ p9 V4 s! x T) e
5. "Somebody must have changed my code." v8 Z. y: M: g2 d' K9 T4 J
4. "Did you check for a virus?" ) q# @2 J, h2 `& U
3. "Where were you when the program blew up?"# u" q5 {+ f* i4 b( e8 Y' Z
2. "Why do you want to do it that way?"
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and finally ...
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1. "I thought I fixed that." |
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